The new Hajime Isayama manga is a Soyogi Fractal one-shot
Attack Titan Manga creator Hajime Isayama will write a one-shot manga based on the Soyogi Fractal multimedia project in collaboration with artist Kai Noshigami. The manga appears in the February 2025 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, released in Japan on January 9. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
The title of the one-shot will be “The Theory of Ill-Natured Men and AI” or “Showaru Otoko to AI no Theory” according to its original Japanese name. To celebrate its launch, the magazine cover will feature an illustration drawn by Isayama himself, accompanied by a clear folder.
The story of the one-shot revolves around an AI who, after becoming self-aware and realizing that he is being overworked by the company, decides to become a Vtuber. AI Vtuber spreads to the point of pushing humanity to the brink of extinction.
Soyogi Fractal is a multimedia project created to celebrate the career of Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji. The project includes creating a voice bank character named Soyogi Soyogi and based on the actor, released on November 21, 2024 in Japan.
Yuki Kaji is known for voicing Eren Yeager in Attack Titan animated film adaptationas well as Adol Christin in Have series, Phoenix Wright in the game’s original Japanese dub Lawyer Ace anime adaptation and Koichi Hirose in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure cartoon.
The Soyogi Fractal one-shot manga written by Hajime Isayama is out now in the February 2025 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine.
